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Harris Pizza #1

4.0 (91 reviews)
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Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Pizza to go on a cardboard disk , then in a bag. Haven't seen this before
John P.

As a collector of food experiences, had to try the Quad Cities style pizza. Ya- I watch all the food shows. Found nothing unique about the crust neither taste nor texture. Ordered a deluxe- quality and quantity of toppings were fine. A lot of sausage in a very fine ground, not really to my liking . Take out only for Covid- ordered on site. Told me the wait would be about 25 minutes and that was correct....and reasonable. Love "the story" but was not worth going out of the way.

The magic starts here!
Don G.

Still the Best Pizza in the World with generous mouthwatering toppings and that fabulous creamy smooth mozzarella cheese that stretches from the pie tin to your plate. My build your own Hall of Fame RIHS Coach Gerber Special 6-topping pie was absolutely Devine! This local favorite since 1952 also has a rewards program that gives you super discounts on your favorite pizzas and other delicious menu items. I love this place!

Ethan T.

Harris Pizza has been in the pizza making business for over half a century. This establishment claims fame to inventing the original "Quad City" style pizza. A family owned restaurant, Harris Pizza is now operated by the third generation of the Harris family. As soon as you walk inside, you can see fresh dough being tossed in the air. Oversized shears are used to cut the pizza with! The dining area was packed, & many people were picking up carry out orders. I chose the National Anthem pie, which has Wisconsin cheddar cheese, hamburger, & bacon bits.

Sausage pizza with fennel

Harris pizza is a Quad City specialty pizza. Cut with scissors into strips and baked with a dusting of cornmeal. Lots to choose from, great staff. Try the sausage pizza you won't be disappointed.

Large pizza with sausage
Jason F.

I stopped by here a couple of Sundays ago with my wife for lunch. We actually made about an hour detour out of our way to try the famous quad cities pizza which I had read about somewhere. Since Harris is the most famous of the bunch, we decided it would be a great introduction to this regional pizza style. Harris isn't much to look at from the outside and the inside reminds you of an older family restaurant. They had a bar in one corner of the restaurant and then lots of tables with advertisements all over them throughout the rest. For lunch on this day my wife and I decided to split one of their pizzas and chose sausage as a topping. It came out to us in a reasonable amount of time later and looked a little weird in the way that it was cut. Once down the middle and then 5 times from the side. The result was a bunch of long rectangular slices instead of your usual triangle ones. We also noticed that the sausage was mostly under the cheese which I personally like in a pizza. This meant that the amount of sausage on the pizza was hidden which was sort of a shame because there was a ton of it. It tasted quite good too with a slight hint of fennel to it. Meanwhile the sauce here was also really good as it had a slight spice to it which I really enjoyed. The crust was a golden brown and had a nice bite to it while there was an ample amount of flavorful cheese on it. So was it that different from your normal pizza? I don't know that it was but it definitely had some subtle things which we really enjoyed. Was I sad that we drove an extra hour for this pizza? Not in the least as I really enjoyed it and thought my wife did as well. The bottom line for me is that I would head back to Harris again in the future. The restaurant itself felt homey and I liked the way that they make their pizza, especially the sauce and sausage.

What is this crap? It is not pizza. We just got this delivered to our hotel room. This has to be a joke
John B.

Terrible pizza. How does you have any stars when this is what you make? I will not even eat this. A cheese pizza is easy to make. You over sauced the pizza. You did not let it cook long enough. There is no caramelization on the cheese. All of these leads to a terrible pizza especially when it is delivered. We ordered this for our family at the Raddison, and what can u do. We have hungry kids, so there is not sending it back, especially when you do not open it till you get up to your 6th floor room. We opened it and had a mess of cheese, sauce, and what I am guessing is crust. Stop making pizza! And change your box. I can think of fifty places in Colorado ( anywhere in Chicago is better, even Dominos) that are better than your....well what you call pizza.

Enjoying the pizza at home.

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The pizza is delicious. It's a must have whenever I'm in the area. You can even watch your pizza being made.

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Old standby. Never miss it when I'm back in the quad cities. Never been able to find anything similar anywhere else.

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BEST PIZZA EVER!!! This blows any other pizza place I have ever had out of the water! Not to mention, the Italian beef is SUPERB :D

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Superb pizza. Best in the United States! Love their crust, toppings and gooey delicious cheese. I'll be back soon!!!

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